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Greetings!
United Way's
2-1-1 of WNC's e-newsletter is a resource for you. We
provide this as a way to keep in touch, highlight local health
and human service initiatives, promote information and
referral tools for serving your clients, gain your feedback,
and strengthen our community partnerships.
If you
have information to include in this newsletter, or have
questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. The
information in our free e-newsletter is meant to be shared.
Please forward and encourage your colleagues and friends to
sign-up.
We
hope you find the information useful, and we look forward to
hearing from you. | |
 New 2-1-1
Database
Together with our partners at NC 2-1-1, United Way's
2-1-1 of WNC has launched an enhanced online version of its community
resource database. Accessing the database is still
free, and you can find information about thousands of local
services, such as: housing, food, medicine, transportation,
support groups, money management, legal assistance,
counseling, and more. Now in the new and improved
database, you can:
- search for community services by specialized service
topics;
- view services on a map;
- email or text message search results;
- create an account to save frequent searches;
- and submit program changes online.
To help you learn how to make the most of this tool,
we're hosting some demonstrations at our Asheville
location: (We plan to host some sessions in
Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties
soon!)
- Tuesday, February 9th from 9:00 to 10:00am
- Thursday, February 11th from 1:00 to 2:00pm
If
you have questions or to RSVP for these free sessions, contact
Rachael Nygaard, 2-1-1 Director, at rachael.nygaard@unitedwayabc.org or (828)
239-1037. |
 US Census
2010
It's In Our Hands
In a couple of
months, the US Census Bureau will issue a call to action for
every resident of our nation: "Be Counted."
The
2010 Census is important. It determines the distribution
of $400 billion in national annual government funding for
critical community services, such as hospitals, job training
centers, schools, senior centers, bridges, and emergency
services.
What: The census is a count
of everyone residing in the United States.
Who: All US residents must be
counted - both citizens and non citizens.
When: March 2010
Why: The US Constitution
requires a national census once every 10 years to count the
population and determine the number of seats each state will
have in the US House of Representatives.
How: Everyone will receive a
short form which is estimated to take less than 10 minutes to
complete.
Important
Privacy Note: Personal information is used only for the
purposes of creating statistics. Nobody's answers can be
used against them by any government agency or court.
Visit the census
website for more information.
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 Income Tax
Help
Free Tax Preparation
& Earned Income Tax
Credits (EITC)
Before you or your clients pay to have your taxes done,
consider this: households earning less than $40,000 per year
may qualify to receive free tax preparation and may also
qualify for Earned Income Tax Credits, which means keeping
more money in the pockets of people who need it most.
Starting February 1st, local free tax preparation sites
will open to low and moderate income people. The experts
at sites can help people file their taxes at no cost in order
to avoid high filing fees, and they can help people file for
Earned Income Tax Credits.
2-1-1 can link you to tax
preparation sites and other helpful
financial resources. For more information, call
2-1-1 or search online
at www.211wnc.org.
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